Elite Achievement

To celebrate this one-year milestone Kristin is highlighting the top three most downloaded episodes. You can hear Shannon Wiley from episode 18, talking about four characteristics of goal achievers: clarity, confidence, courage, and consistency. Shayla Ackerman from episode 10 emphasizes the value of tracking goals. Her story highlights the importance of believing in yourself and finding a way to...

Talking about business feels easier than talking about relationships. Relationships can be far less predictable and often emotional. In this episode, Kristin explores the personal topic of excelling in family relationship goals. Kristin and her sister Amy Hoelscher reflect on growing up and now raising children of their own. They explore what it means to be a good mom, how to manage priorities, ho...

In this episode of Elite Achievement, Kristin welcomes workplace expert AmyJo Mattheis, the CEO of Pavo Navigation Coaching, which is a unique resource that helps other firms and companies eliminate toxicity from the workplace. Mattheis holds a B.A. from Pacific Lutheran University and an M. Div. from the Graduate Theological Union. She considers it her life purpose to equip individuals, organizat...

In this episode of Elite Achievement podcast, Kristin welcomes Dr. Susan Bernstein. Dr. Susan encourages high achievers to dial down stress and pressure and dial up their powerful presence, career satisfaction, and authentic success. She spent over 25 years working in corporate and has both an MBA and Ph. D. in psychology. Dr. Susan shares: What it means to be your sensational self.  &nb...

In this episode of Elite Achievement, Kristin welcomes Sara Samuels. Sara is a former practicing attorney turned Wealth Management Advisor who specializes in working with emerging affluent professionals and business owners. Sara's mission is to reduce economic vulnerability and build enough wealth for her clients to live their very best lives now and in the future through financial inspiration. Sa...

In this episode of Elite Achievement, Kristin welcomes two accomplished and ambitious women, Lesle Griessel and Nicole Kalil. Leslie Griessel is the owner of LongView Leadership and is on a mission to joyfully inspire and empower people to achieve results on purpose. She is one of Kansas City’s 40 under 40. Nicole Kalil is a speaker, host of the This is Woman’s Work podcast and confidence sherpa....

On this episode Kristin talks to Arielle Jacobs-Bittoni, a Certified Financial Planner and a Chartered Financial Analyst. Arielle is a Chief Wealth Strategist at Refresh Investments LLC, a company she co-owns with her partner, Pamela Chen.  Kristin and Arielle have a lot in common. They’ve both spent their careers in the financial industry, both of them are mothers, married, and they have a m...

On this episode Kristin shares about her most meaningful goal for 2021, The Elite Achievement Goal Setting Series. She details the series and shares about the behind-the-scenes processes and roadblocks that almost kept her from launching the course. The series is dedicated to women who are in the first few years of owning their business. Kristin describes this series as: course meets workshop meet...

On this episode Kristin talks about what it is we really want from our careers and how to ensure we are living fulfilling lives, with Lauren Hornacek. Lauren Hornacek is an empowerment expert who works with ambitious women who found success in their careers and yet are left feeling overwhelmed and unfulfilled. She coaches women who know something needs to change, but have no idea where to start. S...

On this special episode Kristin and her team are taking the highlights from the interviews with five women who coach, inspire and empower others to launch businesses, grow their confidence, achieve the fitness goals, create and implement financial plans and advance their careers. Jeannie Andresen holds a business coaching program Solopreneur School. Nicole Kalil teaches a course called: This is co...

On this episode Kristin talks about growing a business with Tu-Hien Le, Founder and CEO of BeauGen. Tu-Hien Le launched her business from her dining room and has grown it into a seven-figure e-commerce business in only five years. Tu-Hien attributes her success to consistency, focusing on progress, surrounding herself with like-minded people and eliminating stuff that does not move the needle.&nbs...

On this episode Kristin welcomes Jeannie Andresen, an Entrepreneurship Coach. After nine years in the financial services industry, Jeannie transitioned companies right before the pandemic. When she lost her job, she found courage and leaned into her intuition and started the business that has always been on her heart. She attributes her success to always having an entrepreneurial mindset, even whe...

On this episode Kristin reflects on the past year and she shares about one of her goal achievement strategies: the quarterly review. People with a growth mindset work on their business and goals by reflecting and planning for the next quarter. There are some important questions you should ask yourself that will help you change your mindset and grow your business while doing your quarterly review.&...

On this episode Kristin talks about one of the most important skills with communication expert Meredith Kasheta. Meredith spent over 15 years in sales and strategic communications. Meredith is an expert at telling stories, she is a published author, speaker and contributor to various magazines, industry papers, book compilations and conferences. Today, Meredith operates Meeting Meredith Creative,...

On this episode Kristin welcomes her friend and ambition partner Shannon Wiley and they talk about ambition and relationships. Shannon is a Chief Recruiting Officer at Northwestern Mutual in Atlanta and she participates in a National Women’s Leadership Program.  Episode Highlights 5:00 – You’ve got to be willing to step out and meet a lot of people that you’re interested in learning from and...

On this episode Kristin talks about money with a Financial Education Specialist Ashley M. Fox. Ashley is a former Wall Street analyst, a Howard University graduate, and CEO of her company Empify. Empify represents merging of the words EMPower and modIFY. Empify is an education-based organization created to help both adults and children understand financial literacy. Ashley is an international spea...

On this episode Kristin invited her daughter’s tutor Anna VanNostrand to share about her experience in raising lifelong learners, online tutoring, mindset coaching, and much more. Anna Van Nostrand served as an elementary educator and academic coach for over 18 years and believes that passionate teachers create passionate learners. Her background in mindset coaching helps her embed strategies...

On this episode Kristin talks to Lindsey McMillion Stemann, better known as LinkedIn Lindsey, about growing your LinkedIn network and utilizing the profile to meet your goals. LinkedIn goes great with Google, and your LinkedIn profile will most likely pop up on the first page when you search your name online. Why shouldn’t you use that to your advantage? Lindsey is an expert when it comes to Linke...

Happy New Year Goal Achievers! Kristin starts 2021 by sharing her 3 favorite practices for developing an achievement mindset. Even though the year ahead of us won’t always be easy, it’s critical that we learn to become committed and determined to what’s important. We have an entire year ahead of us for achieving goals, so let’s get started! Episode Highlights 05:30 - Napoleon Hill’s six steps for...

On this episode Kristin talks about her favorite topic - goal achievement. She shares the goal setting formula she uses in her business and recommends to her clients. The pursuit of goal achievement is often not glamorous. It’s hard work and commitment. If we want to achieve the goals we’ve set, we need to let go of limiting beliefs. Set your meaningful goals for 2021 and achieve them with Kristin...

On this episode Kristin celebrates one year in business! To commemorate this milestone, she reflected on the past year and created her top 10 list of lessons learned. Reflection is a key component of Kristin’s goal setting formula. She shares this list to help you advance on your goal achievement journey!  Episode Highlights 01:20 - Lesson #10 - Establish a bounce back plan 05:...

On this episode Kristin welcomes Macey Miller, a Brand and Website Designer for female entrepreneurs, and an owner of Be Bold Design. They talk about branding, motherhood, entrepreneurship and how to be more productive. Episode Highlights 09:20 - Branding is not just a logo, colors, or fonts. Branding begins from the very first touchpoint that a customer has with you 12:00 - Consistency creates au...

On this episode Kristin conducts her first international interview with Shayla Ackerman, a successful businesswoman and Real Estate Agent. Shayla built an award-winning real estate career, placing her in the top 2% out of 18,000 agents in her brokerage, all in under a decade. Listen to this episode to hear Shayla's incredible insight into mindset, goal setting and building an amazing career. Episo...

On this episode Kristin talks to an expert on confidence, Nicole Kalil, a podcast host and a Founder of an organization helping women to thrive as their authentic selves. According to Nicole, confidence is a skill that can be developed, not something that we’re born with. She also shares tactics on how she grows confidence before a big event that makes her nervous. Stay tuned and learn how to be m...

On this episode, Kristin invited a special guest, Lynn Casaletto, to talk about clarity, leaning into your intuition and trusting yourself. Lynn is an Executive Coach and a Founder at Core Growth, a corporation helping individuals grow by increasing emotional intelligence, maximizing strength and managing blind spots. Intuition is there for a reason, so learn to trust yourself. Episode Highlights...